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Fred Lucas

Fred Lucas is chief news correspondent and manager of the Investigative Reporting Project for The Daily Signal.

Courts
Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs under IEEPA

(The Daily Signal) – In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive actions on tariffs exceeded his constitutional authority under the International Emergency Economic… Read More

February 20, 2026
Politics
WV passes bill to ban censorship in news

(The Daily Signal) – West Virginia state senators passed a bill to prohibit what it called “news censorship,” as other state legislatures have considered similar… Read More

February 16, 2026
Politics
$10 Billion for crime victims missing—lawmakers call for DOJ to fix Biden-era failure

(The Daily Signal) – The Justice Department is missing out on collecting $10 billion from convicted criminals to go to crime victims, according to federal prosecutors. Senate… Read More

February 13, 2026
Immigration
6 things to know about judge who blocked Trump deportation of Haitian immigrants

(The Heartlander)–The Joe Biden-appointed judge who halted the Trump administration’s deportation of about 350,000 Haitians has a background as a private Democrat financial supporter, though with a sometimes-unpredictable judicial… Read More

February 4, 2026
Government
‘Huge deal’: Thune pledges election security vote in Senate

(The Daily Signal) – Some Senate Republicans supported Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s promise to hold a vote on an amended election security bill. Thune, R-S.D.,… Read More

January 30, 2026